Music shows were the most visited type of performance in the Netherlands as of 2020. In that year, music events recorded roughly 2.38 million visitors in total. Meanwhile, theatre performances registered about 717 thousand attendees in the same period.
Number of visitors to performances in the Netherlands from 2015 to 2019, by category
(in 1,000s)
*Figures for years 2016 to 2020 are provisional.
The source explains the categories as followed: - Theater performances: theater play, drama, comedy, puppetry youth theater. - Music performances: pop, jazz, blues, classical music, performances of DJs - Dansce and movement performances: dance, folklore, classic ballet, modern dance, mime, movement performances. - Music theater performances: musical, revue, operetta, opera, modern music theater. - Comedy and cabaret performances: cabaret, show. - Other performances: literary, rhapsody, performances which cannot be included in other categories (no movies).
The source adds that performances are artistic productions for a general audience by professional performing artists.
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (December 23, 2021). Number of visitors to performances in the Netherlands from 2015 to 2019, by category (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/659409/number-of-visitors-to-performances-in-the-netherlands-by-category/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Number of visitors to performances in the Netherlands from 2015 to 2019, by category (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/659409/number-of-visitors-to-performances-in-the-netherlands-by-category/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2021). Number of visitors to performances in the Netherlands from 2015 to 2019, by category (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/659409/number-of-visitors-to-performances-in-the-netherlands-by-category/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Number of Visitors to Performances in The Netherlands from 2015 to 2019, by Category (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/659409/number-of-visitors-to-performances-in-the-netherlands-by-category/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Number of visitors to performances in the Netherlands from 2015 to 2019, by category (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/659409/number-of-visitors-to-performances-in-the-netherlands-by-category/ (last visited May 28, 2022)
